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Recent Examples of mined
The main central route of the Strait of Hormuz is still mined and remains closed.
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Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
There's the middle normal navigational channel that, unfortunately, the Iranians have mined.
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ABC News,
21 June 2026
This natural compound mined from salt plains and mountains out West is also known as sodium borate, disodium tetraborate, or sodium tetraborate.
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Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
The strait will need to be de-mined, empty tankers will need to start coming back into the area, production will need to restart and oil will need to start the slow journey to its destination.
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David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Iran is suspected to have mined the main traffic route through the Strait that lies between Iran and Oman.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
19 June 2026
The platform, which has 600 million active monthly users, mined search information.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress earlier this month that Iran had mined large segments of Hormuz.
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Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Weekly Newsletter Sicilian sulfur’s centrality to Britain’s textile industry was soon displaced by pyrites from Ireland, sulfur from Spain and Louisiana, and an early form of recycling, though sulfur would continue to be mined in Sicily.
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
15 June 2026
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
There's the middle normal navigational channel that, unfortunately, the Iranians have mined.
—
ABC News,
21 June 2026
This natural compound mined from salt plains and mountains out West is also known as sodium borate, disodium tetraborate, or sodium tetraborate.
—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
The strait will need to be de-mined, empty tankers will need to start coming back into the area, production will need to restart and oil will need to start the slow journey to its destination.
—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Iran is suspected to have mined the main traffic route through the Strait that lies between Iran and Oman.
—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
19 June 2026
The platform, which has 600 million active monthly users, mined search information.
—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress earlier this month that Iran had mined large segments of Hormuz.
—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Weekly Newsletter Sicilian sulfur’s centrality to Britain’s textile industry was soon displaced by pyrites from Ireland, sulfur from Spain and Louisiana, and an early form of recycling, though sulfur would continue to be mined in Sicily.
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Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mined
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Daga, Berto, Angel, Bronco Nima and Karmen Petrovic attacked El Grande Americano and took off their jackets to reveal their Los Perros del Mal T-shirts.
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The prosecution said the two activists had incited a mob that subsequently attacked a security vehicle, seized the soldier and beat him to death with sticks and bricks.
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So what is a modernist like Mayer, who made such cool craft of ancient stuff 20 years ago with Spring Awakening, to do with something as hokey and booby-trapped as Chess?
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On the fourth day, his team was ambushed and outnumbered by Vietnamese fighters.
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Ex-Rep Elaine Luria ambushed on camera over 2000% net worth spike during tenure.
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Tehran has not allowed the IAEA access to its nuclear facilities bombed by Israel and the United States during a 12-day war in June 2025, according to a confidential IAEA report circulated to member states and seen by AP in February.
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Unfortunately, the mall was bombed three weeks ago in the early morning hours and destroyed by a missile, shuttering the business.
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“Mined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mined. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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